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Waging war against God: Iran's Attorney General warns protesters of intens
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Tehran's prosecutor also said on Friday that acts of vandalism targeting public property would be classified as "moharebeh," a term translated as "waging war against God," under Iran's penal code. The charge of moharebeh (enemy of God) is among the most serious offences in Iran and can carr
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Chhattisgarh explosive supply case: NIA chargesheets 4 fugitives among fiv
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday chargesheeted five more accused, including four absconders, in a 2024 Chhattisgarh case relating to the procurement and supply of explosives to the banned Naxal outfit.
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshak
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A special court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday sentenced former Pakistan PM and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years of imprisonment in the Toshakhana-2 case, as reported by Dawn news.
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SC continues stay on Allahabad HC's 'breast-grabbing not amounting to rape
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court has ordered that the Allahabad High Court's ruling which observed that acts like grabbing a woman's breast, breaking her pyjama-string and dragging her underneath the culvert are insufficient to charge the accused under provisions pertaining to Attempt to rape or Rape un
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MP: 38-yr-old man gets four life sentences for rape and attempted murder o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO) Kshipra Patel sentenced the accused Dinesh to four times life imprisonment separately under sections 5m/6, 5(j)(iii)/6 and 5r/6 of POCSO Act and section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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ED attaches 19 properties valued at Rs 1,268.63 crore in Goa in money laun
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
ED's Panaji zonal office attached these properties in Anjuna, Assagaon and Ucassaim villages in Goa on November 27 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
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With a score of around 76%, Assam tops in implementing new criminal laws
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's new criminal laws, which came into effect on July 1, 2024, replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, respectively.
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POCSO court in Kerala sentences mother, step-father to 180 years rigorous
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The verdict was pronounced by Special POCSO Court Judge Ashraf AM under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act)
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Violations against Pak journos spike by 60pc over past year: Report
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Freedom Network documented at least 142 cases of violations against journalists and media professionals between November 2024 and September 2025, a nearly 60 per cent rise from the previous year. In the watchdog's framework, "violations" include physical assaults, legal cases, harassment and
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NIA Court sentences one accused in Al-Qaeda terror conspiracy case in Luck
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Lucknow sentenced one accused to imprisonment and imposed a fine for its involvement in a terror conspiracy linked to the banned terrorist organisation Al Qaeda on Thursday.
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Supreme Court dismisses Congress MLA's plea against Kerala CM and Cochin M
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court of India ismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Dr. Matthew A. Kuzhalnadan, Congress MLA from Muvattupuzha, against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter, and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. (CMRL) on Monday.
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Gujarat: Controversy erupts at Surat Hospital over aarti for convicted rap
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The event, held at the hospital's stem cell building entrance, has triggered widespread outrage among citizens and human rights activists, with videos of the ritual going viral. The footage appears to depict an organised event where attendees were performing aarti and praying to Asaram's ima
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